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The Mezquita and the Roman bridge, Cordoba
CordobaThe Mezquita and the Roman bridge
São Paulo Cathedral, Sao Paulo
Sao PauloSão Paulo Cathedral

Photos: Cordoba by Jose María Ligero Loarte, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Sao Paulo by Webysther Nunes, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Cordoba or Sao Paulo?

Our verdict in twelve categories, each scored against the same fixed benchmark cities, and the climate month by month, so you can choose for your trip.

Choose Cordoba for

  • day trips
  • getting around
  • culture and sights

What lies behind each score is written up on Cordoba’s own page.

Choose Sao Paulo for

  • nightlife
  • shopping
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on Sao Paulo’s own page.

Scoreboard

Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.

Beaches & swimming. Cordoba 14, Sao Paulo 42: Sao Paulo leads by 28 points.
Food & drink. Cordoba 62, Sao Paulo 84: Sao Paulo leads by 22 points.
Culture & sights. Cordoba 81, Sao Paulo 60: Cordoba leads by 21 points.
Nightlife. Cordoba 40, Sao Paulo 86: Sao Paulo leads by 46 points.
Nature & outdoors. Cordoba 45, Sao Paulo 48: Sao Paulo leads by 3 points.
Day trips. Cordoba 86, Sao Paulo 47: Cordoba leads by 39 points.
Good for families. Cordoba 40, Sao Paulo 52: Sao Paulo leads by 12 points.
Getting around. Cordoba 68, Sao Paulo 44: Cordoba leads by 24 points.
Shopping & style. Cordoba 38, Sao Paulo 70: Sao Paulo leads by 32 points.
Affordability. Cordoba 63, Sao Paulo 62: Cordoba leads by 1 points.
Live music & performing arts. Cordoba 47, Sao Paulo 76: Sao Paulo leads by 29 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Cordoba 40, Sao Paulo 25: Cordoba leads by 15 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Cordoba and Sao Paulo.

Your match

Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.

Cordoba
52match

Wins on day trips and getting around with your weighting.

Sao Paulo
Best match
58match

Wins on nightlife and shopping with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Cordoba in July

37 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
1 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Sao Paulo in July

23 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
53 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
11 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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CordobaSao Paulo

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Cordoba: 1991-2020 normals, Cordoba / Aeropuerto (7.6 km from centre). Sao Paulo: 1991-2020 normals, Sao Paulo (5.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCordobaSao Paulo
Official languageSpanishPortuguese
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Brazilian Real (BRL)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCN60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-3
Emergency number112Police 190, ambulance 192, fire 193
Elevation120 m760 m
Main airportCórdoba Airport (ODB)8 km from centre3 non-stop destinationsSão Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU)21 km from centre104 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days15 days

By the numbers

MeasureCordobaSao Paulo
City population323,26211,451,999
People per km²2587,519
Museums within 10 km1690
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km20

Where else could you go?

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Sources

Structured data from Wikidata (CC0). Weather data by Meteostat. Meteorological data provided by NOAA, DWD and others. Rainfall where no rain gauge is within 25 km is from the TerraClimate 1991-2020 climatology (Abatzoglou et al. 2018, Scientific Data), read at the city. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Non-stop route lists from the "Airlines and destinations" tables on English Wikipedia airport articles, by Wikipedia contributors, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0. Currency from the ISO 4217 register maintained by SIX, cross-checked against country data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Price level from World Bank open data (PPP conversion factor for private consumption and official exchange rate), CC BY 4.0. Time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0); clock offsets computed from the IANA time zone database. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm.

Category scores are our editorial verdict under rubric v3, each placed against the same fixed benchmark cities; the climate figures are measured. How the scores are set. Snapshot generated 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.